Iron Maiden's Reviews
Live After Death (Average Rating: 9.78 out of 10)
Sanctuary! (Rated this album with 10 out of 10)
Reviewed by
Thomas Schmidt
from Göttingen Deutschland
To me, this album has special meaning, as it was the first metal album I ever bought - it was back in 1986, the month that "Master of Puppets" was released, and I was [drawn] into several years of heavy metal addiction when I was only 13...!Sound, performance and songwriting on this album are really awesome - Iron Maiden until 1986 (including "Somewhere in Time", excluding "7th Son of a 7th Son") are probably the most CLASSICAL act in Heavy Metal, the one that can't be missed. Since then, the band has continued to expire their creative energy, relying heavily on recycling ideas from ten years ago although the ones from twenty years ago were far superior. Sometimes I think they should listen to their old albums from time to time just to see how imaginative they were then and how many brilliant songwriting tricks they never used again...! And here is a suggestion to EMI: It is a great idea to include the beautiful Hammersmith Odeon tracks, which were always missing on the CD version. However, the climax of their concerts on the "World Slavery Tour" (and the last of several sets of encores) was "Sanctuary". A live version from this tour was published on the B-side of the "Running Free" single and is probably the band's most powerful and frenetic live recording EVER (possibly, of ANY other band as well). So, wouldn't it be great to include this amazing piece as a final song?
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